Author Archives: Krishna Dharma dasa, UK

Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead: A Summary Study of Srimad-Bhagavatam’s Tenth Canto by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda My rating: 5 of 5 stars For most of us the term ‘Supreme Personality of Godhead’ is somewhat unusual. I know when I first encountered it I was bemused, wondering just who or what is a ‘Godhead’? […]

1) namamisvaram sac-cid-ananda-rupam lasat-kundalam gokule bhrajamanam yasoda-bhiyolukhalad dhavamanam paramrstam atyantato drutya gopya I bow down to Damodara, the form of full joy, eternity and wisdom, within Vrindavan. Whose shining earrings swung as he so swiftly ran from mother Yashoda who caught that naughty boy. (2) rudantam muhur netra-yugmam mrjantam karambhoja-yugmena satanka-netram muhuh svasa-kampa-trirekhanka-kantha- sthita-graivam damodaram […]

Gopinath By Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur Part One 1. gopinath, mama nivedana suno visayi durjana, sada kama-rata, kichu nahi mora guna Gopinath, my Lord, please heed my humble plea. Self-serving and shameless, immersed in sinfulness, no virtue will you find within me. 2. gopinath, amara bharasa tumi tomara carane, loinu sarana, tomara kinkora ami Gopinath, I […]

Perhaps one of the most poignant sufferings in society is the failure of human relationships. Recent government statistics reveal that some fifty percent of marriages are ending in divorce. Every day four thousand children call the charity Childline for help. All around us we can all see so many examples of strained and collapsed relationships, […]

I reviewed the Sunday papers on the BBC this morning. It’s at roughly 1hour 49mins http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d7dj

Pause for Thought, BBC Radio 2, Sun 4th May Recently I took delivery of a new mobile phone. Quite a complex affair, boasting a range of amazing new features. Being a typical male with a stubborn resistance to being told how to do anything, I tossed aside the instruction manual and set about figuring it […]

‘Pause for Thought’ broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on April 12 Power is usually seen as a means of control, but in the wrong hands it all too often goes out of control. Jimi Hendrix, that great peacenik of the 60s, said that when the power of love overcomes the love of power the world […]

He who listens every day to this oldest epic, composed by the sage Vālmīki, which is calculated to bestow religious merit, renown and longevity, and which lends support to the Vedas, is completely freed of sin. Kings will overcome their enemies and conquer the earth, men will overcome all difficulties and women will be blessed […]

Brilliant as the Sun, my summary of the first nine cantos of Srimad Bhagavatam is now available on Amazon Kindle.

One major drawback of today’s IT systems is the de-personalizing of communications. When you are face to face with a person you try to display some decorum even when there are issues at hand. You tend not to vent your spleen in excessively harsh terms, not least because you may elicit a response in kind. […]

There are now 2.5 million people unemployed in the UK. Those at least are the official figures. Over 7% of the workforce. It’s become a job in itself just looking for a job. Even the most qualified find it hard with one in ten graduates still failing to find a job a full year after […]

The Middle East has been receiving much Western attention of late. Now of course it is Syria, but not long ago it was Egypt where a similar furore arose during the much touted ‘Arab Spring’. In the wake of that particular disturbance the Foreign Secretary William Hague did the diplomatic rounds of Arab nations. While […]

Here are links to a couple of Power Point presentations:
Class on Sadhu Sanga
sadhusanga 2013 NEW

I delivered this script today on BBC Radio 2. The theme was ‘Water’ as this week it is World Water Day.

Water and life in all its forms are inseparable. When we look on other planets for signs of life it’s the first thing we try to detect. Although we can last quite a long […]

samsara-davanala-lidha-loka- tranaya karunya-ghanaghanatwam praptasya kalyana-gunarnavasya vande guroh sri-charanaravindam Within this fire of worldly existence The guru’s mercy falls like a cooling rain drawn from the Lord to extinguish all our pain To his auspicious feet I pay obeisance mahapraboh kirtana-nritya-gita- vaditra-madyan-manaso rasena romancha-kampashru-taranga-bhajo vande guroh sri-charanaravindam In divine bliss he trembles, chants and dances With […]

Original article from http://www.faradayschools.com/re-topics/re-year-10-11/an-interview-with-krishna-dharma/ My name is Krishna Dharma, a Hindu Priest and author, and I have been asked to explain how Hinduism sits with science. As some of you may know Hinduism has various branches and I personally belong to the branch known as Vaishnavism, which is essentially the monotheistic strand of the faith. […]

Here is a link to an article I wrote for the Faraday Schools website, a joint effort of Reading and Cambridge Universities that explores the relationship between religion and science.
http://www.faradayschools.com/re-topics/re-year-10-11/an-interview-w…

venum kvanantam aravinda-dalayataksam-
Barhavatamsam asitambuda-sundarangam
kandarpa-koti-kamaniya-visesa-sobham
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
Peacock plume on his head, blooming eyes like lotus petals
Form of boundless beauty like a brilliant bluish rain cloud
Incomparable loveliness charming countless Cupids
Govinda, primeval person, I worship you my Lord
angani yasya sakalendriya-vrtti-manti
pasyanti panti kalayanti ciram jaganti
ananda-cinmaya-sad-ujjvala-vigrahasya
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami

Completely conscious in his limbs and supernal senses
Full of […]

The first question often asked about the Bhagavad-gita is why was it spoken on a battlefield? Despite a common view that religion is a major cause of war, in most people’s minds the two should remain separate. Religion or spirituality should result in peace not conflict. If one’s spiritual practises bring about the bloodthirsty desire […]

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I expect few readers will have missed an important piece of recent news about the two men who attempted to cross the Atlantic ocean stark naked (so their salt laden clothes would not chafe their bodies) in a pedalo. It was their third try and they had real hope that their previous experience would see […]

A discussion with Madhva on Bg 4.1.WMA
Gita 6.32 with Janaki
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